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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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